The track commences with an a cappella vocal ensemble backed by an angelic chorus before segueing into a jaunty, accordion‑embellished melody that belies the bleak lyrics about our aimless, meaningless lives: "Well, we know where we're goin' But we don't know where we've been And we k...
We admired the Cloud (which should really be called the Bean). I am looking forward to when we can travel overseas together. My hand ached for her hand. Several times I caught myself wanting to turn to my side to make a comment about a flower, a sculpture, or how blue the sky is...
plus another gospel chorus. The songs are conventional mostly in the sense that they’re about things: “Creatures of Love” celebrates sex, “Stay Up Late” celebrates babies in a daffy way (“Little pee-pee, little toes”) and “Television Man” celebrates television and the people who lo...
This is actually a good CD to smoke pot to. :-) After reading you’re review on “More Songs About Buildings and Food” (that, of course, was before you updated it) I was always wondering “maybe he just hasn’t listened to it enough”. Eureka!! If there is something negative I ...
[Video: original video version of Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.” This isn’tthe first timeI’ve accompanied a Friday post with this song, but come on — it’s beenover twelve years. And with a post title like today’s, how could Inothave been reminded of these lyrics?] ...